Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1872, Page 12

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, "OCTOBER 27, 18... REAL ESTATE. The Effeets of the Stringency in the Money Market, The Speculative Activity in Suburban Lands. The Industrial Fair in 1873 === Abstracts of Titie. The Lake View Cemeteries and Public Opinion. Building Notes---Transfers for the Week. The market for real estate has been somewhat Jess active during the pasi week, owing to the stringency in the money market; st least such is the testimony of & good many real estato brokers, though the volume of transfers does not yet show any evidence of a smaller busi- ness. It is possible that o week or so hence the effect of the present monetary pressure may be seen in some decrease in the aggregate value of transfers recorded. But the depressing effect thus fer has been g0 slight that it may be safely argued that if it had not been for the tightness of the money market there would have been a great speculative excitemient. As it is, all classes of property are fimly held, ond even for inside property, which has been rather dull lately, there is a disposition to advance prices rather than to make conces- sions to purchasers. For suburban lands thers is still an active speculative demand, and prices continue to advance at a rate that makes many cautious pecple wonder how long it can goon without a pause to take breath. VALTES IN VARIOUS QUARTERS. The anction ealé of thirty-nine lots comprised in the six acres belonging to Alr, John Davlin, lying on the west side of Central FPark, and on the north side of West Lake street, shows great activity in the demand for suburban lots. en- ty of the lots front east on Central Park. Of these, the inside lots sold for prices ranging . from $45.50 to $60 per front foot. The-lot on northwest corner of West Lake street and the Park sold for $77 per front foot; the one on the southwest corner of Fulton street and the Park sold for $56 per front foot. The lots fronting west on Davlin street sold for prices ranging from $25 to £80 per front foot. Yhe whole six aores sold for an aggregate of £42,000, or at the rate of $7,000 per acre. Last week Mr. S. J. Walker eold 25 lots front~ ing north on Evans street between Wood and Psuf.n;, for $15,000, one half cash, being $600 . pexlot. Twenty acres on South Park Avenue 2t Eighty-Fourth street, running through to In- disna Avenue, were sold during the week at $1,000 acre. Another tract of 5 acres neur tho depot to ba builé on the Fort Wayne Road. at Eighty-Fourth stroet, was sold at $1,500. - the University The extensive tracts known as Addition, one mile south of the dg; limits on | the Great Eastern Railroad, is to be the scene of immediate improvements, depot stracture is to be built. Nine residences arounder contract for early completion in the spring. A tract of 80 acres in the E. 3¢ of 8. W. X of Section 7, Town of Cicero, being two miles west of thexew.Northwestern Railroad Shops, was 8old on July 22 for £80,000, and was resold.last week, to Ar. Jobn D. Plaite, for $120,000. - ' AROUND THE OPERA HOTSE LOT.. Ur. Crosby contemplaies building & block of very elegant stores on the 90 feei of frontage formerly occupied by the Crosby Music Bnllé on State street. between Washington and Bandolph. The old Crosby Opera House lo will thus be surrounded on 21l sides by gomo of tLe finest buildings 2nd most important_estab- lishments in the c:ty, viz2 The First, Third and Commereial Nation: west, ana Messrs. Field, Leiter & Co.'s dry 00ds house on the ecast. The S0 feeb of north frontage on Washington sircot, next west of the First National Bank, is- alsoto bo built upon soon. A SWAMP LAXD SWINDLE. Somerwhere about seven miles west of Wash- ingrton Heights, in Section 19, Town of Worth, Yes a tract of worthless swamp land, which was s0ld Inst year a¢ euction for ¥ per acre. Thig has been subdividod into lots 15 feet front, and BO feet deep, and - somobody is swindling ignor- eay laborers by selling them these lots st five dollars each. TEE INDUSTRIAL FAIR IV 1875 1t is underetood that parties interested in hav- . ing the proposcd Chicago Fair, to come off next fall, located on ground adjOining the Union Btock Yerds, have already perfected plans for -the £ame, and are having the deaigns drawns for the buildings. The porties who arc mov- ing in the _matter, ere understood to be Messrs. "Gage, Clark, Cushmdn, and. - others.. This is not’ the sameas the ¢ Chi- 2330 Industrial Exposition ™ groggned tobe or- Zanized eome months 2o by Messrs., Scam- mo%Bawe Drake, Pierce, and others. . Wo do. 0ot fiear thal the latter. sre doing anything to- ward the consummstion of their project.- If anything commensnrate with what would be ex- pected of Chicago on such'an _occesion is to be accomplished, itis time to be perfecting the e f THE ABSTRACT. BOOKS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; A’ matter of considerable importance, con- nected with the proposed purchase of the Ab- stract Books, hos nat 57366 been noticed in of tho reporté—i. e., are the sixty odd thousan: nstruments filed for record since the five posted up in the index books praposed to be gold to the county >—because, 'if these instruments are not indexed upit will cost several thousand dollars to do the work—and this should be considered in P e. take it for grant~ ed that if the county purchases these books at all, it will hereafter keep them so posted up that all. necess: examinations of ary title can be made at the Recorder's office directly from the books, and without charge. Nothing short of this will justify the large expenditure roposed. If these books are p ed and ept 50 posted up that no sbstracts of title will be required, and no deisys experienced in the £rensfer of real estate, the county can well afford to pay a good round price for them, and ssve the whole amount yearly, for the tax for abstracts hes for many years been the most grievous borne by the real estate interest of the county. And every dollar of it can be saved to the people, if they will only ineist that the public records shall at all times be 80 kigt that titles can_be examined directly from the books at the Re- corder’s oftice. Not only will the immense snms peid to the abstract men be all saved, but sales of real estate can be made, the title examine ed% and deeds pessed the same day. Now (and i was not much better before thefire), after a sale is agreed upon, we have to dance attendance at the ebstract offices for some two months, and, .besides, pay them a considersbie park of the money realized for the property before the sale can be closed up. The ebstract books sre merely tract indices of the public records, and the county should either keep its public records properly indexed or else not keep auy records at all. It seems remarkable that this, or any other county, should, at ang time, &0 keep their records that any party could -maks & speculation, or even & paying business, by kceping private indices of them; and yot, by doing 80 in this county, the abstract men have, for many years, been able to levy and collect an. immense {ax on the real estate interests of the county, and this tax could not be collected if proper indices, free to the public, wera kept in the Recorder's office with the books. The Julges having wisely blocked the sttempts of the County Commissioners, some weeks ago, to take $400,000 out of the treasury (not to pay for the abstract or index books, for they were not getting them at all,—nob getting even 2 copy of the valusble ones) to pay for a :gfly of Fne blotter (original entries T ik they callit) used by one of the abstract firms at the time they were making up their abstract or index | books, Talen el together, the action of the Commissioners in this cage was about one of the coolest proceedings that has been attempted in this counzmx meny years, and it shonid have been much more thoroughly ventilated at the time. Itmaybe eaid in extenuation that the Commissioners, in voting the money, were prob- ubly actusted a8 much by ignorance of what they were really pr ing a8 by frand. The Judges, hl.v)x;g with gquflé“’fiad{g‘t st]:z:fid that whan\‘-h: county pays for the book: et them—gol 2l of thom and the OFiEinls, i Leccman Bar portant to know in what shave the originals A handecme_brick |- el Bonks, on the north and. |- .| .from the sight and minds o have been kept since the fire, for, if they are posted up to this date, they are worth many thousand doliars more than if only posted up to the date of the fire in Qctober, 1871, AVID WILLIAMS. REAL RSTATE CONVEYANCES I CINCINNATI. The following is from a leading real estate lawyerin Cincinnati, in answer to an inquiry as to cost of examinations of title in that city, pre- sented for the salte of compdrison with our own system, which is jusi now in discussion here. Hesays: “It is still the custom hers for the proposed purchaser of real estate to have the titlo examined at his own expense. That ex- pense depends very much upon the difficulty of the examination, and somewhat upon the value of tho property. Some titles, of even very valushle property, are ' very simplo and short compited with . others. A full abstract commences with _ the title of John Cleves Symmes to all the lands be- tween the two Miami Rivers, from their mouths to s line many miles north of this city, It ma; happen that n cerfain tract may have passe through 60 or more hands, down to dato of ex- amination ; end many legal questions may also be involved, sato formal deeds, &e., :&c. The cost of o full abstract, in such a case, may be very considerable. We have rarely received over $200 for any sbstract that we bave ever made, but the average price to us, would not be balf ‘this sum. e think the experience of ‘most respectable lawyers, who have been at the bar sbout the eame length of time, pretty nearly corresponds with our own.” THE LAKE VIEW CEMETERIES. For a year or two past there has_been = con- test between the cemetery companies and some of the more prominent of the real cstate ownera in the Town of Lake View, the former claiming the right to extend the cemeteries, and the lai~ ter not only denying this and claim::g that thag should be restricted to und already devote tothat prpose, but asking, in some instances, for judicial decisions that might ultimately ba considered legal authority for the removal of the cemeteries altogether. order to show the ex~ tent of the interests involved, we give the fol- lowing summary of the exient and location of tho varions _cemeteries in the Town of Lake View and their contiguity to the city as meas- ured from the north end of Lincoln Park, going in & northwest direction fron the Parkon the Green Bay road, viz.: Distance, miles. Acres. Cemetery. Jewish. 522 £y these may be shown by the fact that s tract of land half a mile wide and a mile and a half long, extending from the south line of Section 17 to the centre of Section 6 would embrace 960 acres, of which 466 are already devoted to cemetery prposes, all of the cemeteries being embraced in that territory, except tho Jewish 6 acres, Sons of Perce 3 acres, and St. Henry 4 acres. The restriction of cometeries to reasonsble limits, and the prohibition of too close proxim- ity to the city, are, of course, subjects that re- quire the most careful consideration ; but it is worthy af remark that comoteries do not excite 88 much opposition in othercities as in Chicago, and their proximity is not considered aa detri- mental fo the value of adjacent property. Hount Auburn, the grestand berutiful ceme- tery of Boston, has been the objective point toward which Cambridge, the_ finest suburb of tho city, hos grown out. Handsome residences cluster 2ll about it, and their occupents are nei- ther acared nor mado sick by tho proximity of the dead. In the very centres of Boston, Salem, and dozens of other Eastern cities, are cometer- ies that have for » hundred years escaped the greed for more land which has desecrated £omany cemeteries in the West. If the ‘old fogy " “notions of reverence for the ashes of tho dead weretoo prominent with the people of the last generation, the reaction from those ideas eady gon6 to tho other extreme. A ribald sentiment, encouraged :glms ‘public prees, pre- vails here. It is the fashionto wallow in the details of legal proceedings tkat cast-suspicion on the most secred relations of life, and tosneer at the memory of the dead. The seli-elected leaders of public opinion teke the position thet grave-yards are monaments of untruth, that the murble - pages of the.cemeteries are & volunse seldom read, endseldom believed when it is. read. Those who enterfain such sentiments claim to have saored marital and psternal relations of their own, but the logic of their utterances is either that they are better and honester than mnety-nine hundredths of the rest of the citi- zens or elee that their own lives are tissues of lies. It seems reasonable that this inculcation of .vicious sentiment should show some of its tesults in the lack of respect for the restin places of the dead, and in the horror with whicl the weak-minded are tanght to regard cemeteries 28 places to which the memories as well as the ‘mortuary remains of the departed are banished those who are left Dbehind. Whilo these thoughts heve only sn indirect connection with the point in discussion between the property owners of Lake View and the cemetory companics, they are st leost crmane to the gencral subject, and & more ecent and thoughtful consideration of the social relations of the living and the dead, by the public press, would be conducive to public morality. MADISON BOULEVARD. The Trustees of the Town of Cicero have passed the ordinance widening Madison street 10120 feet from the city limits westward to lem avenue on the west line of Cicero. The roed bed is to be 80 feet wide, leaving 20 feet on each eide for ornamental ground and walks. readvway 20 feet wide is now being put down of Joliet gravel and willbe widened hereafter. THE CHIOAGO AND PACIFIG BAILROAD. The construction train on_ the Chicsgo & Pacific Railroad now runs to Cazenovis, & point seven miles west of -the city limits, on the Whiskey Point Road. The track is being ex- tended westward at the rate of o mfln&,e! day, and will probably reach Elgin in thirty days. 4 tract of 15 acres of land near Cazenovis, and within, three-quarters of a mile of the new rail- road, was gold this week for $400 per acre. PLATE GLASS STORE FRONTS. One thing is to stand ss the permanent and beautiful result of the relief bill of tariff ex- emptions granted by Congress. This'is the fTect in_our store fronts from the lower prices " of plate glags. The result is that by the end of the season’s rebuilding there will be exhibited finer and larger plate glass windows than can ba foundin any cityin tho United States. Very many salready set are of marvellous size and beauty. BUILDING NOTES. Every day, especially of such weather as hag characterized the past week, carries forward the _col;:lfilafion of many score of the new buildings in afl parts of the city, not only in the burned district, but even in most remote quarters, for our friends sbroad must understand, what many of our readers at home doubtless do not know, that we are building full our usual quots in amount of construction, and far more in style and character, outside the area of the fire. Our down-town aspects of even more than our for~ mer elegance of tradeaccommodations are each dny ‘coming nesrer speedy restoration, Our more elegant and notable retsil establishments are all of them pressing a splendid rivalry, in ouflay of taste and oxpenditpre, -to have their new premises in readiness for the fall and holiday trade. Allen & Mackey will open theix grest carpet-rooms in ‘the mnew Palmer Buildings, adjoining the First National Bank, in thirty days. Just over the way the beautifal ‘Halo Building is receiving it finishing touches, The wonderful water elevator is running con- stantly for the building purposes in the freight- shaft. The passenger-elevator is being built, and will be shortly in readiness, & marvel to everybody, in easo, simplicity, and ssfety. The corner store in this building, .imnting on- State and Washington, is being rapidly fitted up for the jewelry business of Messra. Roddin & i ton. The frescoers commence this week on these exquisiteceilh‘:&s, of what i8 to be one of the most beautiful = stores in- the. city. At the corner of State and Madison streets, Matson & Co., jewellers, aremaking good progresstowards occupying st an early day thers magnificent store, Nos. 166, 168, and 170 State stroet, at_the corner of Monroe, in E. §. Pike's marble block, one of the most striking trade quarters of the city. Giles, Bro. & Co., have this week added the plate glass and solid varie- ted marble to their besutiful double front Jewelry store, Nos. 266 and 268 Wabash'avenue, In tho wholesale quarters buildings are making corresponding progress. Hall, Kimbark & Co. will be at home in their rebuilt old stand, their massive stone front structure on Michigan avenuo, near Lake street. YESTERDAY'S TRANSFERS, The following instruments were filed for record on Saturday, Oct. 26 GITY PROPERTY, : Lot 11, in Block 73 and Lot 3, in Block 76, all in Bus- eell, Mather & Boberts’ Addition, dated Oct, 24 ; consi- deration, £16,000, = Archer av, between Stewart avand Finnell st, - n f, :.aaoxoss, with building, dated Oct. 253 comsideration, 7,000, . sa = ot 8, in Block 8, of Cushman’s Block 4, Shefield’a Addition, dated Oct. 12 ; cansideration, §1,200. ' Emerald av, & of Thirty-first st, of, 25 £t to alley, dated Oct. 5; congideration, $300. ot Lot 3, in Mason's Subdivision of Lots 3 and 5, in & 36 of 8w X Sec 31, 40, 14 ; dated Oct. 16; considera e 0n, $625. 2 Shober st 0 of and near North av, e f, 10031243 £t also, North av, 483 gz w:al IA;% st, 8 1, 24x130 ft, . 24 ; congideration, ). B O o5 10 1 weat of California st, s 1, 255124 1t, dated Sépt. 16 consideration, $800. igan av, bet Thirtieth and Thirty-frst sts, o f, 301t to niley, dated Oct, 2¢; consideration, $14,500, ‘Burnside ét, 5 of and near Twenty-ninth st, w{, 25 £t'to alley, with building, dated March 93 considerae tion, $3,200. 5 351t of Lotaland 2, and n 15 ft of Lot 11, in Block 2, of Torter's Block 27, Sec 33, 40, 14, With build. ings, dated Sept, 97; considération, $7,500; Lot 1, in Town's Lot 159, In Butterficld’s Addition, dated Oct. 34 consideration, 3,000, Shober st, STL{t n of Norih sv, e f, 25x1243¢ ft, dated Oct, 24; consideration, $625. 2 West Van Buren pt, 26 ft e 0f Paulina st, n'f, 60 9-10 =17 f, dated Oct, 22 oonsideration, $60,000. Lot 19, in Block 2, of 810 of 115 acres, of 6.3 & X 8w X, Secld, 89, 14, dated Oct. 21; consideration, 100. (04T, in Block 11, Holstien, dated Oct. 22; consider- ation, §450, Lot 7 of Lot 2, in Block 7, Rockwell's Addition, dated Oct. 19; consideration, $1,500. i East 13 £t of Lot 86 and w 233 fhof Lot3T,in ‘Walker's re-subdivision of Blocks 12 and 13, of Smillva e X Sec 18, 39, 14, dated Oct.1; considerstion, 50, West 3 of Lot 12 of Lot 2, of Block 18, of Sheffield’s Addition, dated Oct, 2; congideration, §1,250, p East 3¢ of Lot 17, in same, dated Oct. 153 considera- on, §1,250, | 125 1t of Lot 3, in Block 8, Sheffield’s Addition, with ‘buildings, dated Oct. 4; consideration, 38,000, Lot 12 in Block 6, in' D, S, Lee's Addition, datod Aug. 307 consideration, 1,750, Lot 11, in geme, dated Aug. 30; consideration, Julian st, bet Ridgevillo road and Ashland av, 5, 25 £t toalle, dated Oct. 14; consideration, $650, Elm st, n w cor of North Market st, 8 of Lot 1, dated Oct, 21; considerntion, $5,125. Lot 7, of Greene’s Subdivision in Block 2, Sampson & Greene’s Addition (25x124 1t), dated Sept. 12; eon- sideration, §1,200. hington nv, bet Pouline st and Ashland av, sf, | as) 255124 ft, dated Gct. 18; consideration, 54,000, ‘Hastings at, between Loomis and Throop sts, 8 1, 24 1410 lloy, dated Oct. 11; consideration, 1,000, NOUTH OF OITY LIMITS, Marianng st, 1671t w of Seminary ated April 25; consideration, $100. SOUTII OF OITY LOMTS, Loth 8and 9, in Block 4, of Faweett’s Subdivision in 5 w X Be¢ 4,38 14, dated May1; consideration, $1,200. Yots8and 9, in Block 2,0f of 1 3 of B WX B WY Soc'9, 38, 14, dated Oct. 26; consideration, 8300 Lots 1 1o 6 and 20 to 46, in Hartzell's Block 5 of Lots 34 ond 35, in Bec 16, 38, 14, dated Oct, 21; consldera-’ ton, $14,450, Tots14and 16, in Block 8, of W 3¢ nw X Bec 14,35, dated Aug; 31; consideration, $3,000. t 96, in Block 1 of Terry’s Lot 7, w of railroad, in Sec 16, 33, 14, dated Oct, 23; consideration, $2,600. SUMMARY FOB THE WEEK. The following is tho total smount of city and suburban property transferred during the weelk ending Suturday, Oct. 26: _City property, num- ber of sales, 187; consideration, 81,177,555, Norib of city limits, number of sales, 5; con-~ sideration, $18,230. 'South of city limits, num- ber of eales, 417 consideration, $280,977. West of city limits, number of sales, 3; consider~ ation, $213,000. Total sales, 239 ; fotal consid~ eration, $1,689,772. ELECTION MATTERS. Changes Mnde by the County Commissioners in Judges of Elcction and Vetlng-Places. An adjonrned meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held yesterdsy afternoon. Present, Commissioners Ashton, Crawford, Har~ ris, Herting, Jones, Lonergan, Pahlman, sdd Stearns, On motion, the rules were suspended, in order to allow the presentation of the follow- ing report of the Special Committee, consisting of Commissioners Jones, Lonergan, and Ash- ton, recommending the following changes of Judges of Election and voting-places : First Ward—E, Walkely vice Moses Wentworth, Second Ward—Second Precinct—Peter Blickhahn ‘vice Thomas Carson. Third Ward—Third Precinct—Dr, Alvin Ford viceF. Langbien ; Wm, Taylor vice W, H, Eddy; voting place, No. 662 State strect, instead of corncr Fourteenth strect and Third ovenue, Tourth Precinct—Wm. Eingon vice Louis Wahl, Fousth Ward—First Prectnct—Toseph, Douglas vice 3 Jo “Procinct—Georgo Beheidig vice A, alking; Wm. Wheeler oics J, M. Allen; voting place, No, 919 State street insiead of 89 Stafe street. Third Precinct—M. B. Clancy vics Joscph _Ssmpson; -A. C. Callins vice George A, Lelands; Aark Kimbsll vice K. A B. Mills, Fourth Precinct—Jjames T. Allen rice Georgo Scheidlg Grabiam A. Leland viee J. C. Dotg Fifth Ward—Second Precinct—Albert Danks rica 4.B. Hall. Third Precinct—Voting place changed to the livery stable on Cottsge Grove avenue, near Thirty- £ifth street, instead of the engine Louse, Sixth Ward—First Precinct—Adam Sohn tice George Mobl; R. J. Russell rice dlichac) ‘Schmitz, Fifth Precinct—Voting_ place changed to No, 770 Archer av- enuc, instead of the southeast corner of Archer av- enue and Lock street, Seventh Ward—Third Preceinct—). Eendrs wice Robert Hutchinson, Fourth Precinct—Voting place changed to the corner of Twenty-gecond street and Blue Tsland avenue, instead of the corner of Harbine street and Bluo Island avenue, Eighth Ward—First Precinct—James A, Mead vice W.J. Johneon. Voting place changed to No, 596 in- stead of 660 Canal streef. Fifth Precinci—Frank Elbe vice W, J, Johnson, Eighth Precinct—Joseph Gotthelf ice C. Gottleib, Ninth Ward—First Precinct—Ferd, Gelssler vice ‘Weichelboum. Fourth Precinct—Henry Dreves tice Q, Fergus. Flfth Precinct—Voting place changed %0 No. 76 instead of No. 378 Morgan street. Seventh Precinct—John Golden vice Albert Frigga; B. C. Hoy- man vice . Hagman, Sixth Precinct—August Appel vice T J, West. ‘Tenth Ward—Second Precinct—D. E. Hall viee A. D, Sturtevant; A. L. Amberg vice F. Schwuchow. Eleventh’ Ward— First Precinct— Voting place changed to No. 91 Milwaukee ovenue, instead of the corner of Milwaukee avenue and Green street. Twelfth Ward—Third Precinct—Jomes R. Gusking wice Thomas McDanough, Thlru_en;n ‘Ward—Third Precinct—R. B, Staples vice Fourteenth Ward-THl Preclnel—Voting. placn ghiangelto No. 808 West Lako atreet, instead of Good- ue Fifteenth Ward—Secoud Precinct—H. C. Buckner wice Wmn, Gastfield; Bryan Donnelly vice W. C. Poll- map. Fourth Precinct—M. M. Gefsehardt vice J. E. ‘Thompevn, Sixteenth Ward—Third Precinct—Voting place changed to No, 863 Norih Clark street, instead of tho corner of Lincoln avenue and Wells street. - Eighteenth Ward—First Precinci—Yoling changed to No. 2 Chicago avenue instead of No, 29 Chicago avenue, Nineteenth Ward—Third Precinct—Wm. M. Clarke vicc John O, Nalson, Twentieth Ward—First Precinct—M. L. McDermott vice James Hennessey. Fourth Preeinct—R. C, Hamil vice Patrick Considine. Fifth Precinot—Patrick Consi- dine vice R. C. Homill ; Henry O. Crosby vice George Webster. The roport wuas adopted, and the Board ad- Jjourned to the first Monday in November. THE JAIL PLANS. How a * Corner ” was Gotup by Two Firms of Architects—The Matter in the Courts. On the 27th of Julylast, Leon C. Welch and Armstrong & Co., sl architects, entered into an agreement to share whatever might be re- ceived from the Commissioners of Cook. County for plans for a Jail and Criminal Court build- ing. Onthe 7th of August, the Commission- ‘ers adopted the plans of Armstrong & Co., and onthe 29th of August awarded the sum of 84,30, to that fimm, wheroupon Welch de- menaesy his share of the plunder, but was refused. Welch yesterdsy filed a bill in-the Superior Court, praying for an in- junction restraining the County Treasurer from paying, and _said Ermetmng & Co. from receiv- ing or assigning the award; and an injunction was issued pending the hearing of the cause. Armstrong & Co. and Welch each presented plansg on their own account to the Commissioners, but a little bird having whispered -counsel of wis- dom in their ears, they made common cause, and by the contract referred to the plans became joint property, by which simple means the Te- ‘ward z{uu to their labor was insured to each. It *ees ‘ard, o8 the comedy has it, that the reward should be withheld. ———— CUSTOM HOUSE STONE-CUTTING. Bealed proposals for cutting the stone Te- quired for the basement-sills, pier-courses, and aren walls of the new Custom Houso building, were opened, yesterday at noon, by J. C. Ran- in, Collector Judd, and United States Distrist Attorney Glover, as follows : Names of Bidders, W, E, Deakman, Chicag Chapmon & Doy, ‘Chicago. Amount, Ghapman & Day, for area 21000 M. Finnegan & Hon, Chicago. . 600 D, Auld, G. Venderiark & R. B0 Lo s e gaodrinmtaoses 44,450,00 Gibson, Baines & Co,, CRicago, 45,000.00 ‘Thomaa McDermott & Co., 24,300.00 J. L. Muller, Cincinnati. 41,000.00 Wm. D. Richiurdson. Joliet. ... 6,602.35 3.W, Hervoy & J. H. Hill, Chicag 75,000.00 e S THE LATE MRS. LOOMIS. At o meeting of the Board of Managers of the Noldier's Home, beld t the home, st South Tvanston, on the 25th, Mre. Serzh E. ‘Sayres, submitted the following: The death, on the 14th inst,, of Mrs, Charlottc AT, Loomis, at the time an_hohorary, and for several yeara an active member of this Board, and one of tha corporators of this Institution, demsnds our solemn consideration, That she was an excellent and devoted wife and: mother, her sorrow-stricken family fully Tealize; thot she’was an oxemplsry Christian, her pastor ind church bear carnest testimony: that ehe ‘was'n trug and steadfsst friend, those who Wero ko for funste as to'secure her confidence cheerfully attest; thatber life was successfully devoted to the nccam: ‘Plisiment . of -good, the -Various benevolentsocicties ’ v, 0, 253125 8¢, | ‘with which ehe was connected, aa of individuals she bmmedd‘m b fz‘g‘;" v'i-n-fg:? bt in thie place, snd: 2 this {ime, 7o would consider oro _partic: as_an sctive memt thy fififil of Mt ;\nlgqg; of shs Sfll:flu"! Home, | e e igent counsel, and decision of charncter we preciated ; here, her zeal in “the couse of Hamshity, and her W of dlly durng o wa of the ample oppo: ity for development and i well did ahe act her part—nn umu:;hurl workar; shways ready, ever willing, in scason snd out of gexaon, ‘Whether assisting in feeding Tegiment after regiment of tired snd hungry soldiers, a8 they passed through Chicago on their way toand from the battle felds; whether caring for the sick and dying soldier at the rest: whether taking o motherly intercst in soldiers’ families, or s to accumulate the menns to carry on these objects, or more quietly superintend- ing the Soldier's Home, in every position, and under all circumstances, ws she ot _only relisbis but cheer- ful, 1t was in tho performance of these lel!»!mposefl, disintercsted Inbars that the sceds were sown which resulted in confining her for a very long time to the bed. of. suffering, from which so resignedly snd so {rcqleunfly and fexvently she repeated the hymn com- mencing “Jesus, lover of my sonl, Let me to Thy bosom fiy,” :nfl.l that soul, consecrated to God, wag summoned ome. SECOND WARD ALDERMAN. Mr. C. H. Swain Called Upon by His Fellow- Citizens to Become an Independent Caundie date for the Office of Alderman. The following correspondence explains itself ; ! C. H. Suain, Eeq., Chicago: Dean Sm: The undersigned, taox-psyers in the Becond Ward, irrespectiveof party, havinglong known Jou 28 an 0ld citizen and merchant of homorabla Foputation, lierahy requost sou fo becoms & candi- date for Alderman of said Ward, L. B. Otis P. O'Neill, €1 B, Shipman, Spauiding & Merrick, Ira Holmos, Sawyer & Trudell, Frouk Parmclee, J. Drake, Gardner & Gould, J° V. Fox, gl‘m:k OHLA‘;yt ks 'W. F. Tibbets, 8y fon Shipman Fos Phil, Koeler, Georgo He(.llxz'el, ® Henry Schoeder, John Schroeder, R. Benedic! John Tomax, Christ Volke, Wm. Mariga, 0. B. Dickingon, Fred. Tacger, John Kundinger, Frank Harriogton, B. W. Kendall, 3. D, Sutter, Nick Hennes, . Leach, Ozscar Field, Teaoo L. Smith, J. A, Holmes, 8. Wheeler, Swayne Wickersham, Tiunanity, f bad - FURNITURE. AUCTION SALES. "~ WEBER FURNITURE SOMPANY WAREROOMS, 220 Wabash-av. Have in store, and are daily re- ceiving from their Extensive Fac- tories at Detroit, the finest assort- ment of Parlor, Chamber, Dining- Room, and Library Furniture ever slaown in thisMARKET., | | All who are in want of ANY- | THING in the Furniture line should call and examinethe hand- some goods which WE are offering -at extremely low prices, ‘Hotel and Office FURNITURE A SPECIALTY. WEBER FURNITURE (0, 220 Wabash-av. Bank and Offcs Fiting And'many others. Sossra, T, B. O, Swogyme Tickerafiam, 3. D, ussra, L. B. Otis, Swayne Wickersham, 3. D, Wells P. ONeitl, Danicl B. Skipman, and others : " GENTLEME : Yours of thls date, requesting mo to- becomo a candidate for Alderman of the Second Ward, s receivod. Such & request from &0 large a numbar of 0ld neighbors and friends, irrespective of party, is entitled to reapectful consideration, and I acsept. tho. position of candidate, and if elected shal serve you. | ho best of my ability, Cricago, Oct. 36, 1872, SILES. SPECIAL SALE OF SILES. CARSON, PIRIE & (0., 329 WEST MADISON-ST,, In order to reduce their stock o PLAIN COL- 4 ORED, FANCY, AND RICH BLACK SILES, offer . the following inducements to purchasers for the } next thirty days only : ONE-FIFTH OFT, Or 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT will be dedncted from all purchases of the above goods dnring-} the time mentioned. 3 The regular prices of these goods will remain unaltered, so that customers can see that this ¢ offer is made in good faith; the discount Wwill . be deducted from the face of the bill Respectfully, C. H. Swarx, FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER. F. R. WOLFINGER, 1 Offco and Factory: Comer of Lincoln and Kinzle-sts. Befers by permission_the Weed Statocst. . Kmerican Cloek o Stutas '3"’1&‘.‘“&,‘;}.;- Betmer, " jowolors. STOVES, &o. STOVES. For Two Days: THE ILLUMINATOR! THE HAGIC ADVANCE! THE MAGIC STANDARD! PARLOR AND COOK. Got the Beat Stoves, choap beforo removal, at TILLOTSON BROS, Michigan-av., cor. Jackson-st. STOVES ! STOVES! RADIANT HOME, New and Handsomo, MORNING GLORY, Old and Reliablo. SUPERIOR PARLOR, The Best Double Bottom Stave., Coal Hods, Flire Irons, Hearth Brushes, This stock consists of all the best shades | of plain colored Gros Grains, Failles, Gros de Afriques, Taffettas and Poult de Sofes, Fancy Stripe Silks in White, Grey and Black gronnds in large variety, a few of them as low a5 75c yd. Al of our Stock of Rich® Black Silks over $3,25 per yard, consisting of elegant Gros Grains, Cachemires, Sublimes, ete. of * Bonuet’s " and other best makes. Black Silks Jower than the above price will e sold at cost, but the disconnt of 20 per cent. will not apply to.them. We will also offer during this sale Genuine Lyons Cloak Velvets, at such a sacrifice as will . place them $3 o $5 o yard lower than the low- est market price. 5 GIFT ENTERPRISE. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF K. SECOINID GRAND GIFT CONCERT. Half a Million Dollars in Bank to Pay all Gifts, § $100,000 for only $10. The Second, Grand Gt Goncertauthorlzod by spacis act of tho Leglslaturo, in eid of tho Public Library of | Kentucky, lrollllvtly and nnl:iulvmlly ‘take place iy tho fimbm of the Library Building, at Lounlaville, K., BA Dec. 7, 1872, (timo extended from Scpt. 23), and on thit day and , tho following magnifi- St il bo Qivsibutod by 1ok b5, Hevor bold- cent Cash Gifts ers as follows: ONE GRAND GIFT, CASH.. ONE GRAND GIFT' 00 0ach %00 each 800 each 500 oach 400 onch 200 each. 100 8. 1 TOTAL 1,000 GTFTE, ALL OASH, 850,00, Tho money to pay all theso gifts 1 now pon doptit and S0t Aart B Lo paporh I ths Bamens md Drorerst Bank, as will be scen by the following certificate of the Cosklans Fymormas avp Drovens B, 3 Lovls This is to cortify that the Denk over halt a il Concert Fund, 8500 as Treasurer of the Public Librury of Kentucky,to pay off all gifts to be awarded ot tho drawing, . R.’B. VEACH, Cashior. ‘Whole Tickets, sl()s:2 gglves, $6; Quarters, Tickets aro numbered from L to 100,000, the greater por- ‘tion of which ate_already sold, and’ porsons who wish to participate in this splondid distribucion must order at once. “All salos of tickets on bohalf of the management s pecomptarily ordered to bo closed on. Nor, . Gor, THOMASE. B 'E, of Kontucky, hus charge of tho business arrangements of the Concert, fowhomo Orders far tickots aad fall informa- tion given &l«‘. I, DIBBLE & CQ., Chicogo, 1ll., st Obio, 6nd No. 24 Knst Washingtonrit., est. 3 Tis. " 100.,” gonoral. supply for -tho 5 DPongho the West shonld ordorfrom theso Folats to ga caro thoearlest petd also b recoived at thostores of PHIL- -2t B4 Wab B, OO Weas St ’, West Chicago. HOTELS, 637 Weat Lake. Library, 239 West M; 2(0OCEAN HOTUSE. This now hotel will be openod to the publlo, T 0ct. 3915 Hitdated on cornor ‘ofWAS Todinny oad and . Desplaines-ata. only two blocks west of present Sherman H . ‘Elegaat rooms in sultes, tolet. Terms Transient $3 per Day. BROWN & PARMENTER. Proprietore. AUCTION SALES. O outubiin b Uy eu s SEOS U C IO BY EDWIN A. RICE & CO., Auctioneers. Unreserved salo at auctlon of a firstclass grocery and liquor store, on tho promises, northrast cornor of Halsted and Taslorsts., Wodnooday: Oct. &, b 103 atlook & m. This I3 a3 old-ostabiished, well-paying store; the stock is good and in LY condition, consisting mostly of staplo articles. The lease along is worth 8500, 'The whole ot Hmhn!!;lg-hi: mm& b‘gduo.fmlnd"" ‘without osarve, 3 s on day of a0, e PR LRI AL RIOE & CO., 41 West Washineton-st - E) Anctionsers. Office eiblo retarns by mail or express. Or- | . Coal Vases, Wringers, Blower Stands. HATCH & BREEZE, 503 West Madisonast. VICTOR LIGHT Self-Feeding Stove. POWERFUL HEATER, BEAUTIFUL DESIGN. S.J.SURDAM & CO.'S, 178 LAKE-ST. THE EMPIRE FURNACES AND STOVES SOLD AT IaETAC ORTEDS, 102 RANDOLPH-ST. ' - - AUCTION SALES. By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 2, 34 and % East Randolpbest. * - HAVE CONSIGNED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE $25,000 Worth MEDIUM AND I-'FINE FINISHED FURNITURE! OALL, FOR WE SHALL CLOSE IT OUT T ONCE. AT 0UR AUCTION SALE OF Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 9 1-2 A M, Wo shall_offer an_assortment of LACE GOODS, HOSIERY, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ~NOTIONS, e alao, a argo sasortment of ARM GLOTHING., GEORGE P. GORE & CO., 22, 24 and 26 Randolph-st. GEORGE P. GORE & CO, 232, 24 and 26 Randolph-st., 'Will, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, hold another LARGE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE ATUCTION SALE OF Boots & Shoes. Catalogues Ready Tuesday, Saleaty1-3a.m. GEO. P. GORE & CO., 23, 24 and 26 Randolph-st. OTR SALE OF THURSDAY, Oct. 31, ‘Will be unusually large and attractive in all varioties of FANCY CHINA, BOHEMIAN ~GLASSWARE, Dolls, Games and Fancy Goods. Salo st 9§ a. m. GEO. P. GORE & CO-, 23, 24 and 2 Randolph-st. [ to bors av erus, 16, balance part cash 3 izl e ey B an ] yeas By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. Real Estate Sale 140 CHOICE RESIDENCE LOTR AT AUCTION, On Monday, Oct. 28, at 2 o'clock p, m, AT THE NEW OFFICE, 2 No. 188 East Madigon-st., near ‘corner LaSalle. Theselots are located at the cornerof Cottage Grove- v and Sixty-soventhst. Hyde Park; midway between the Great South Parks and accessible by 20 Dummy "Lrains toand from tho city each day. Only two Blocks each ‘way from tho depot. Fine hiouses alroady bullt and occu- pled. Streetsfinoly graded. Ground highand dry. In every respoct A First-Class Property Sale absolately Without Reserve. Terms only 350 cash, $50in 6 months, balasce S100per year, with 8 per cont Interest. Abstracts farnished. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionvers. RORTH SIDE PROPERTY, FIVE HANDSOME HOUSES, EIGET I.OTS AT AUTCTION, On Tusday Afternoon, Oct, 29, at 2 o'lock, o1 the grounds, Five Dwelling Houaes, one and a half story, Wwith every convenience; with Lots 24x 124 feeot. Thiee Tots, Wos. 17,16, ana a3, 2exae, an mfing sout on e] -8BV, etwee Hurlbut-st. and Lincoln-av. = % : hm:c:‘:’fl;ln m;;;’:\;l'lzb located, being accessible by ‘Torms: 3§ cash, balance 1 and? years with interest at 8 per cent. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers. BOOTS &SHOES, DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS, -AT AUCTION, Tuesday Morning, October 20th, At 936 o'clock, at Butters’ Auctlon Rooms, 55 and 57 South Canal. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auct'rs. s, A FINE COLLECTION OF - OIL PAINTINGS, HAN]]S[]MEM[}HRUMUS, Steel Engravings AT ATCTION, On Wednesday DMorning, Oct. 30, At10 o'clock, at Butters' Auction Rooms, 55 & 57 SOUTEL CANATL-ST. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auct’rs. BUGGIES Phestons, Side Springs, Wagons, Horses, and Harness AT AUCTION, -~ N ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. ATI0A. 3y, at Butiers Exghange, 2. 0, and 30 Weet Wasn ington-st. WAL'R. BUTTERS & CO., Anctionses”” FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC STAPLE AND FANCY DRY G00DS, Ready-made Clothing, Cloths, Cassimeres, Shirts, Draw- ers, Hosiery, eto., THURSDAY, OCT. 81, at Butters' Auction Rooms, £5and 57 Sorth Canal-st. =~ ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, VALUABLE WATER - LOT,) AT ATCTION, To Settle the Estate of a Deceased Propritor, . . On THURSDAY MORNING, Oct. 31, at 10 o'cl. Butters' Action Roosss, & and 1 Jouth Cemaras: © We shall sell, without resorve, Lot 5, of Blocks 5 and 8, of So. Frac. Sec. 29, Town 39, R. 14. ‘This Tot fronts 215 fest on Cologne-st., corner of and fronting on Doering-st., 305 feet to the river. Terms, 3¢ cash, balance, 2, 8 and 4 yoars, interest at er cont, Dayable semi-annually. o Lot 15 rented until May, 1673, at an annual rental of 8hi3%0. Asrangements liave boen’ made for Ballroad fa- ) WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneors. LOTS IN EGANDALE ATTSTIRT atauction, oa THURSDAY MORNING, Oct. &, at1l o'clock, at BUTTERS’ Auction Rooms, 5 aad 57 South Caual-st. Particulars Taesday. - ‘W2 A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers. MARBLE-FRONT HOUSE, 80 PECK-ST., AT AUCTION, On Thuraday Morningf"?n 381, at 11 O'Clock, BUTTERY. ~AUCTION ROOMS, 56 and 57 South Canal-st, .© = We shall sell withont - 253 bttt ouse &0 Pock ok, T it Son o0 oy, o Bouso contding 3 parlo, Tibrary, S charm: Dath, wator cloaat, bells, spasking $abes,” Facmice. bk ety modern convenience. in those desiring a handsoma house. *W. 4. BUTTERS & GOv Auctioneers. DESIRABLE PROPERIY, Fronting on Throop, Allport, and Twenty-second-sts., AT AUTCTION. On ‘Mondsy, Nov. 4, at 2 o'clock p. m., ON THE GROUNDS. TOLUMBER DEALERS AT 5 O'CLOCK P. M. Lot 3, fronting 133 feot on Twenty-socond st., corner of, and fronting on. Allpoct-at., 553 fost, and located direotly ito the Slip. It is on of the mlost destrable lots for 3l in this neighborhood. ¢ cash, balance 1 attention of i "The terms of tho sais Will be one-third and 2 years, interest at 8 por cent. Title %fl;eg shatract complte. erky 3 O B e 4" BUTTERS & CO., ‘Auctionesrs. By T.S. FITCH & CO. Peremptory Sale! Of Real Estate at Auction; BY T. 8. FITCH & 0., At their Salesroom, No. 157 Dearborn-st., on. ‘WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, at 2 p. m. An elegant lof fronting south, on Douglas- place, near Lialke-av. 35 @A ugnvemont house and lof, No. 267 Ful- n-g g A fine residence lot on Forty-first-st., bet. Drexel Boulevard and Co Grove-av. A largo and.desirable. lop gt Woodlam, 3 near the Btation and South %m' TEN ACRES IN THE SOUTH SHORE EgBDmBION in a beautiful grove.. ‘articulars at fhe ahove office. : ELISON & FOSTER, Auctioneers. * By HARRISON & CO. 22 HORSES .AND "5 BUGGIES At Auction, Monday, Oct, 28, st 10 oclock, At stablo on Halsted-st., botween Madison’ and Washing- ‘toniats. ; EARRISON & CO., Anctioncers, 6 South Canal-st. SPECIATL SALE OF Hardware, Table Cutlery, Plated- ware, etc., T — 8¢ suction, FRIDAY morning, Nov. I 2t gifo'c Also at same time, 1&%}2‘."’3057%{‘ Auctioneers. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. e entiro stock of C. J. HARPER'S Halr Store, to- gother with good wrill, efe’ ‘st auction, = O‘C‘-na ll!lafl‘c'lnnck, l!l:fis;?figufit;hud-lh. ‘cunsisting Shov cascs, shoved, Sarpo I SR S bR L “oom 36 SiovDs: Saeksryy and sl DEAtly AW o e SRR HLA kT AT, Costablo. AUCTION SALES. By ELISON & FOSTER. LAWNDALE! MILLARD & DECKER Subdivision, IMPORTANT ATCTION SALE 100 SPLENDID LOTS, At Lawndale, On Tuesiay Afternoo, Oct. 29, &f 2 o'laek. This beautifully-located property is inside the city limits, on the C.,B. & Q. R. R., between Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth-sts. Every lot is- supplied with 5 LARKE WATER, From the City Water Works, The streets are all graded, and- sidewalks laid ; city graded schoolss’ nine trains daily; commutation tickets, 6 3-4 cent$; running time’ from Central Depot, 30 minutess from Canal-st., 14 minutes. The improvéments which have ‘been made, ‘and are in Prograss, make this the most desirable resi- dence property in or contiguous to 'Chicago. Title perfect. Printed absiracts furnished each purchaser. TERMS OF SALE--1-3 cash, bal« ance 1, 2, and 3 years ; also,one por« tion 1-3 cash, balanceland 2 years at 8 per cent interest. Parties purchasing will be assisted A special train of Cars will start from Cene tral Depot, foot of Lake-st., at 1 o’clock, an stop.only at State and Canal-sts., and Blu Island-av., and return at 4 p. m., for conves nience of all persons who wonld like to ate tend the sale or take a ride to Lawndale. Al are invited. 3 For plats, or further information, apply te. ‘Millard & Decker, Reom 5, Republic Life Tns surance Buildings, or ELISON & FOSTER, Aucticneers. 85 & 87 Market-st. POSITIVE SALE OF T Custom Made Clothing; Large line Government Clcthing, Hats and Caps, Shirts and Drawersy Piece Goods, Notions, &c., &c., c AT ATUCTION, Q3 TUESDAY MOBNING, Oct. 5, at.9% oclock, at oug 2orst: oo, ® 2 BLINON & FOSTER, Auctionsers. Dry Goods, ‘Woollens, Blankets, Lap Robes, Notions, Olothing; Gents' Furnishing Goods, &e., &0, - ALSO, CONSIGNMENT OF . Linen Hdkfs, and Embroideries, 1 © AT ATCTION, 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, Oct. 30, st 83 o'elock. ‘This sale is peremptory, as these goods must be closed] ELISON & ¥OSTER, Auctionears, 8 and 87 Market-st. | POSITIVE SALE OF SO0 TASES Boots and Shoes, Splendid Line Hats & Caps, AT ATCTION, THURSDAY MORNING, Oct. , at 9 o'clock, at ont. Salesrooms, 8 and & Markot-st. ELISON & FOSTER, Auctionsers. VALUABLE RESIDENGE PROPERTY HOUSE AND TLOT, 750 Cottage Grove av., between Thirty-seventh and Thirty eighth-sts., east front, at suction, on FREI DAY, Nov. 8, at 2 o’clock p.m., on the prem ises. - - The house has 8 rooms. Lot, 42 feet front by 235 fee deep. Title perfect, with abtract. T ELISON & FOSTER, Auctioneers. ‘8. m., on'day of sale, 8 " cash. ‘attend this sale, or GREAT PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE One Hundred . Gloice Residence Lots On South Halsted, Green, Peoria, Sangamon, and Morgan-sts., COr= ner of Halsted-st. and Fifty-fifthe st. Boulevard, LR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1873, ON THE PREMISES. These lots are in_ Subdivision of the E.1-3 Sra SpIoiALly looated beih oo, Haated-trs are sple; y loca eing on -5t and within 90 feet of the Boulevards, with fine improvements, and are of easy access by the P. F't. W. & Chicago ilway. This property is vexx'isdesirnbleibr residences, and situated in & district where Droperty-is-ine creasing in value, they present excellent ad« vantages foran investment or speculation. A SPECIAL FREE TRAIN ‘Will leave Madison-st. Depot at 10 o’clock & O ity ng rossing cher-av.. >ty-fifth-st., Roek Tsland Car Shops, returning ab 4 oclock p. m. . A FREE LUNCET ‘Will also bo provided. Terms of Sale, 1-3 cash, chaser assumes $i00 on each lot, due 2d of September, 1875. Balance in one and two years, or in instalments of three or six months, as preferred, with interast on de= forred payments at § per cent, ayable annu~ ally 3 flpal‘ cent _discount wxl be meade for T PERFECT. A complete ab« stract of title will be furnished to every pur= chaser, and warrantee decd given. The ac- commgddations sre ample for all who wish to teke a free ride and view T B oncen uctioneers, 85 and 87 Market-ats _ >y